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Lyle School of Engineering: Faculty and Staff



Office of the Academic Dean

Nader Jalili, Mary and Richard Templeton Dean, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Ali Beskök, Associate Dean for Research Innovation and Industry Partnerships, The Brown Foundation, Inc. Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Dinesh Rajan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Curriculum Innovation, Cecil and Ida Green Chair, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Christina Churchill, Assistant Dean for Learning Innovation and Digital Education

Rachel Horton, Assistant Dean for Brand Marketing and Strategic Communications

Kathy Hubbard, Assistant Dean for Student Success and Inclusive Excellence, Interim Executive Director of Hart Center for Engineering Leadership

Rebecca Lothringer, Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Strategic Enrollment

Administration

Eva Csaky, Executive Director of the Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity

Jim Dees, Executive Director of Student Experience and Scholarship

Richard Duschl, The Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Engineering Education and Director of The Caruth Institute for Engineering Education

Mitchell Thornton, Executive Director of the Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security, Cecil H. Green Chair of Engineering

Sukumaran V.S. Nair, Vice Provost for Research and Chief Innovation Office, Director of the AT&T Center for Virtualization, University Distinguished Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jessica Burnham, Director of Design and Innovation Program

Misti Compton, Director of Undergraduate Advising and Student Records

Maya Jhangiani, Director of Development

Seth Orsborn, Director of Deason Innovation Gym

Adria Richmond, Executive Assistant to the Dean and Chief of Staff

Todd Wright, Director of Facilities

Lyle Faculty

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Khaled F. Abdelghany, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Texas

Miju Ahn, Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., University of Southern California

Jennifer Alford, Clinical Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., University of Iowa

Richard S. Barr, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Texas

Ali Beskök, Associate Dean for Research Innovation and Industry Partnerships, The Brown Foundation, Inc. Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Princeton

Kenneth Berry, Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Pepperdine

Digvijay Boob, Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Elena V. Borzova, Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Kevin Brenner, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Jessica Burnham, Director of Human Centered Design and Innovation, MFA, University of North Texas

Jerome K. Butler, P.E., University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Kansas

Joseph D. Camp, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Interim Chair, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Rice

Sila Çetinkaya, Department of Operations Research and Engineering Management Chair​, Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Cecil H. Green Professor of Engineering, Ph.D., McMaster

Frederick R. Chang, Professor of Computer Science, Bobby B. Lyle Centennial Distinguished Chair in Cyber Security, Ph.D., Oregon

Jung-Chih Chiao, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mary and Richard Templeton Centennial Chair of Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Corey Clark, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington

Frank P. Coyle, Senior Lecturer of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Carlos E. Davila, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Texas

Scott C. Douglas, Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies and Outreach in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Stanford

Richard Duschl, The Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Engineering Education and Director of The Caruth Institute for Engineering Education, Ph.D., University of Maryland

Jennifer Lynn Dworak, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Texas A&M

Diana Easton, Operations Research and Engineering Management Associate Chair, Clinical Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

John H. Easton, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Chair, Senior Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Alabama (Birmingham)

Maya El Dayeh, Lecturer of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Usama S. El Shamy, P.E., Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Gary A. Evans, P.E., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Xin-Lin Gao, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Wisconsin-Madison

Harsha Gangammanavar, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Ohio State University

Ira Greenberg, Professor of Creative Computation, M.F.A., Pennsylvania

Ping Gui, Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies and Outreach in Electrical and Computer Engineering,​ Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Delaware

Michael Hahsler, Clinical Associate Professor of Computer Science; Clinical Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Eojin Han, Assistant Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Northwestern University

LiGuo Huang, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Southern California

Yildirim Hürmüzlü, University Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Drexel

Nader Jalili, Mary and Richard Templeton Dean, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph. D., University of Connecticut

Mohammad Khodayar, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology

MinJun Kim, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Robert C. Womack Endowed Chair in Engineering, Ph.D. Brown

M. Scott Kingsley, Senior Lecturer of Electrical and Computer Engineering, D.E., SMU

José L. Lage, P.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Duke

Eric C. Larson, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Washington

Choon S. Lee, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Steven Lerner, Professor of Practice of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Princeton University

King-Ip (David) Lin, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D. University of Maryland (College Park)

Elizabeth G. Loboa, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. Stanford University

Duncan L. MacFarlane, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Portland

Nicos Makris, Addy Family Centennial Professorship in Civil Engineering, Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo

Theodore W. Manikas, P.E., Associate Chair of Computer Science, Clinical Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Pittsburgh

Barbara S. Minsker, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Bobby B. Lyle Endowed Professor of Leadership and Global Entrepreneurship, Ph.D., Cornell

Sukumaran V.S. Nair, P.E., University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Xu Nie, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Purdue

Eli V. Olinick, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

M. Volkan Otugen, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, George R. Brown Chair in Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Drexel

Behrouz Peikari, P.E., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Ohad Perry, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Columbia University

Andrew N. Quicksall, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Ph.D., Dartmouth

Peter E. Raad, P.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Tennessee (Knoxville)

Dinesh Rajan, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Curriculum Innovation, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Rice

Prasanna Rangarajan, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Edmond Richer, Department of Mechanical Engineering Interim Chair​, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Ronald Rohrer, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cecil and Ida Green Chair of Engineering, Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Engineering, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

Janille Smith-Colin, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Klyne Smith, Clinical Associate Professor of Computer Science, D.Eng., SMU

Kathleen Smits, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Chair, Solomon Professor for Global Development, Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines

Brett Story, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Texas A&M

Aurelie Thiele, Associate Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., MIT

Mitchell A. Thornton, P.E., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cecil H. Green Chair of Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Jeff Tian, P.E., Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Maryland

Wei Tong, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Brown

Halit Üster, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., McMaster

Jianhui Wang, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology

James R. Webb, Director of Manufacturing Systems Management Program, DM, University of Maryland (University College)

David A. Willis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Purdue

Jessie Zarazaga, Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Jia Zhang, Department of Computer Science, Interim Chair,​ Professor of Computer Science, Cruse C. and Marjorie F. Calahan Centennial Chair in Engineering, Department of Computer Science Interim Chair, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

Lyle Emeritus Faculty

James G. Dunham, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Stanford

Margaret H. Dunham, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Delores M. Etter, Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., New Mexico

William Milton Gosney Jr., Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D, University of California (Berkeley)

Richard Helgason, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Professor Emeritus of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

David B. Johnson, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Stanford

Radovan B. Kovacevic, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Montenegro (Yugoslavia)

Charles M. Lovas, P.E., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Notre Dame

David W. Matula, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Ph.D., California (Berkeley)

Bijan Mohraz, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)

Paul F. Packman, P.E., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Syracuse

Panos E. Papamichalis, P.E., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Stephen A. Szygenda, P.E., Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Northwestern

Adjunct Faculty

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Note: The list of faculty adjuncts provided here is advisory only. In any given term, a particular adjunct may not be able to teach because of other commitments. This is especially true because many of SMU’s adjuncts are professionals and scholars who are in high demand.

Muaz Abrar, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S. SMU

Batur Aluskan, Adjunct Lecturer of Operation, Research and Engineering Management, M.S. University of Florida

Pelin Altintas-DeLeon, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., Texas Tech

Radi M. Alzoubi, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S. SMU

Phillip Andrews, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A., Florida Institute of Technology

Bogdan V. Antohe, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Leslie-Ann Asmus, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., George Mason University

Christian Ayala, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Veepsa Bhatia, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Delhi Technological University

Antohe Bogdan, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Mark K. Boyd, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

David Brauchler, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Denver Brittain, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Justin Brown, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D. SMU

Ben A. Calloni, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Texas Tech

Hakki C. Cankaya, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science; Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

Kristina Cannon, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Sudipto Chakraborty, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

Brandon Chance, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S., Texas A&M

Justin Childress, Clinical Assistant Professor of Multidisciplinary Studies, MFA, Texas A&M University at Commerce

Isaac Chow, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Eric B. Cluff, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.S., SMU

Christopher Colaw, Adjunct Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Executive Director for Industrial Partnerships Mechanical Engineering, M.S., SMU

Douglas Coldwell, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Rice University

Jennifer Cottingham, P.E., Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.B.A., University of Dallas

Rickey Crum, Adjunct Professor of Design and Innovation, M. Arch., The University of Texas at Austin

Weiping Dai, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon

Christina Donaldson, Adjunct Professor of Design and Innovation, M. Psychology, The University of Dallas

Long S. Dong, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

Daniel Ellis, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Aaron L. Estes, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

John Evers, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

John Fattaruso, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)

John (Jack) Furlong, P.E., Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MSCE, University of Texas (Arlington)

Erik Gabrielsen, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Stephen Hanka, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D, SMU

Liliana Hickman-Riggs, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.S., Texas

Mark Hoffman, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Kenneth R. Howard, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.B.A., Saint Mary’s

Sina Iman, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S.C.E., SMU

Levent Kaan, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

S. Nazanin Kardi, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., University of Technology Malaysia

Patrick Kennedy, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, B.A.,Penn State University

Clark D. Kinnaird, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Brad Klein, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D, University of Denver 

Rama Koganti, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.S., Eastern State University

FanRong Kong, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Bhalaji Kumar, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City and M.B.A., The University of Dallas

John Lawrimore, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.B.A., University of Texas at Dallas

Steve Lerner, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., Princeton University

Karl C. Lewis, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, D.Eng., SMU

Mehedy Mashnad, P.E., Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Illinois

Matthew R. McBride, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Steven D. McCauley, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S., Texas Tech

James K. McCloud, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.B.A., Rollins

Lee D. McFearin, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

Emily McIntosh, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

M. Wade Meaders, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.S., SMU

Gretchen Miller, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Theodore Moise, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph. D., Yale University

Freeman L. Moore, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., North Texas

Jason Moore, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph. D., Southern Methodist University

Nomaan Mufti, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Adjunct Professor of Datacenter Systems Engineering, Ph.D., University of Essex

Padmaraj M.V. Nair, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., SMU

David J. Nowacki, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.B.A., M.S., Louisiana State

James Olivier, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., The Ohio State University

Robert Oshana, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., SMU

Derek Phanekhan, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S. SMU

Leonid Popokh,, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S. University of Texas at Dallas

Alex Radunsky, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Greg Radighieri, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Jon D. Rauscher, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Colorado State

Mohamed Rayes, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D., Kent State University

John Rhymer, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S., Howe School of Technology Management

Gloria Ruiz, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, M.S., SMU

Matt Saari, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Hosam Salman, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., University of Texas

Mohammed Sayeed, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Brett Schulman, Adjunct Lecturer of Operations Research and Engineering Management, M.S., SMU

Nandlal M. Singh, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, D.E., SMU

Peter Sorenson, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.A., Brigham Young University

Gheorghe Spiride, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

Kamakshi Sridhar, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nagarajan Sridhar, Adjunct Professor of Datacenter Systems Engineering, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., State University of New York (Buffalo)

Eric Straw, Adjunct Lecturer of Computer Science, M.S., The University of Texas

Kexu Sun, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Patricia A. Taylor, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Matthew Tonnemacher, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D., SMU

Laura Vu, Adjunct Professor of Operations Research and Engineering Management, Ph.D., SMU

Andrew K. Weaver, Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.A., Navy; M.P.A., Troy State

John Widhalm, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, M.S., SMU

Mikel Wilkins, Adjunct Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Engineering, B.S. North Carolina State University

James C. Wilt, P.E., Adjunct Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, M.S., M.B.A., SMU

Philip Wrage, Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. UT Southwestern Medical Center

Xihao Xie, Adjunct Professor of Computer Science, Ph.D. SMU

Rumanda K. Young, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D., Texas (Arlington)

Natasha Zamani, Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. SMU